Bilge-water discharger.



Er LANGLEY.

; 'BILGE WATER DISGHARGER.

APPLIQATIOH FILED SEPT. 15. 1912.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR Flnuaiznu: LANGLEY A E.LA NGLEY. BILGE WATER DISGHARGER. APPLICATION IILBD SEPT. 16, 1912.

Patented Sept. 1913,

WITNESSES I l iEUGENE LA QLE I v 1 5 Allafney I INVENTQ-R a citizen of. the United States, residing at San .Antonio, the county of Bexar. and State.

V invention. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail View the sto To all 'zelwmz't may concern:

has special reference to a'device for auto- ,tio n device to draw off bilge Water, while, when the vessel slows so that the pressure on the outside exceeds the suction, the dis- 'zle'so that the compartments between the view partly in longitudinal section through UNITED STA ES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE LANGLEY, or SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.-

BILGE-WATER DISCHARGER.

Be it known that I, EUGENE LANGLEY, a

of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Bilge-Water Dischargers, of which the following is. a spec1-- fication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. 7

This invention relates to navigation and matically discharging the bilge Water from a boat? c g The" invention more particularly has reference to a device which automatically operates, when the boat is under Way, as a succharge will be automatically closed.

The principal object of theinvention is to improve and simplify the general construction of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is the production of a device which may be used in small boats with a portable suction nozditferent ribs may be thoroughly emptied. With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in general of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the 8.0COHIP3'. nyiug drawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and Figure 1 shows a ship equipped with a series of these devices, there being one for each of the water tight compartments. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail a device constructed in accordance with this of the automatic valve mechanism of such a device. Fig. 4 is a section on line H of- Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section on line 55 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an enlarged section on line 6-6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view of the stop plate. Fi 8 is an enlhrged detail of that portion of t e rod wherewith plate engages. Fig. 9 is an end view 0 the suction funnel blank. Fig. 10 is a side view of the suction funnel. Thisinvention may be considered as consisting of three parts, indicated respectively Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 16 1912. Serial No. 720,651.

atA which is the suction funnel, B which Patented Sept. 2 1 913.

is an automatic valve arrangement, and O which is the delivery funnel, The hull of the boatds indicated at D, and the separate parts of the invention will be now" taken up in order.

The suction funnel A has body made from a blank of sheet metal of a substantially triangular form which is provided with a fold line 10 'so that] the device is divided in two triangular portions, the

corners of theseportions being cut awayas at 11 This blank is then folded upon itself and so formed as 'to make a fiat, funnel shaped body 12 having bulged sides as'can clearly be seen 'by referring to Fig." 2. In top of the body thus formed is soldered a 14 with an elbow "15, which is alsoconnected by a nipple 16 with a pipe conne hon l7 wherefrom leads a flexible pipe 18 provided on its opposite-end with a pipe connection 19. secured to a nipple 20 which leads to an elbow '2l wherefrom isja'nipple 22 which is screwed'into a bushing 23 fitted :in the upper end of a valve casing 24 of cylindrical form. Into this valve casing is furthermore screwed a ring'25, and a nozzle 26 1s held-to this ring as shown in 3. At the lower end of the valve casing is a bushing 27 above which is a ring 28 similar to the" ring 25, and these rings are rovided with. aliiied openings to receive the ends of they rods 29 and 30 which are arranged in oppositel disposed pairs. Intermediate their ends, t ve rods 30 are provided with notches 31 wherein fit the jaws32 of the stop plate 33 provided with a centrally disposed open.-

ing 34. Slidably-mounted on the rods 29.

1s a grooved, hollow, ball valve 35 which as movement between the mouthof the nozzle 26 and stop late 33. Extending from the bushing 27 1s a nipple 35' which leads to an ordinary globe valve 36 provided with the usual operating element 3?. From this globe valve extends a nipple which is screwed into a plate it) between which and the bottom of the boat is a was-her 4 This nipple extends through the bottom oi the boat, and on its lower end is a' washer 41 having a V-shapcd groove on its uppvr bushing 13 which is connected by a nipple U surface to rovide shar) cd 'es to cut into the boat whereby it may he forced tightly against the nipple to prevent leakage. The lower end of this nipple extends through the top wall of a semi-conical casing 42, and is means; of bolts 44,, and 's provided with a through the pipe partition 45 extending rom its mouth to a print adjacent the washer 41. On each side of the funnel or delivery nozzle is a skag 46 to protect the funnel from damage. In the operation of the device, if the globe v; lve be open and the vessel under speed, suction will be created by the rush of the Water past the wider end of the delivery nozzle and this will cause suction in the pipe 18 and consequently suction in the intake or suctionnozzle 12.- Now, if there be any water in the bilge, the water will be sucked ipast the ball valve and out of the-bilge. I for any reason the pressure of the water on suction, the ball valve will rise and close the nozzle 26 thus preventing the inflow of water. As this operates automatically no danger of flooding the compartment or the hull of the vessel is experienced. In case of a collision opening the hull ofthe vessel such as is shown-in Fig. 1, the device will operate automatically to clear the compartment of water as long as steam. There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device ofthe kind described, and for; the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a device of the kind described, a check valve consisting of a cylindrical casing having a bushing at each end, rings within said" casing caring against said bushing, a nozzle carried by the upper ring, pairs of rods connectingsaid rings, a stop plate fixedly mounted on two of said rods, and a ball valve normally resting on the stop plate.

2. In a device of the kind described, a check valve consisting of a cylindrical casing having a bushing at each end, rings within said casing bearing against said bushing, a nozzle carried by the upper ring, pairs-of rods connecting said rings, a stop plate-fixedly mounted on two of sa'idrods, a i

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outside of said hull the outside exceeds the" the vessel continues under.

ball valve normally resting on the stop plate, said stop plate being provided with a centrally disposed opening strike the under surface of the ball and close the valve.

3. In a device of combination with a boat hull, of an outlet pipe leading therethrough, a plate on said outlet pipe within the hull, a washer between said plate and rovided with an ann-ular groove arrange to form a sharp outer edge, a delivery nozzle through one wall of which said pipe passes, and a nut within whereby water may the kind described, the

hull, a washer on the 1 said nozzle to force the nozzle against the- 7.

last mentioned washer and pull said plate andwashers toward each other.. 7.

4. In a device of the kind described, an intake nozzle, a pipe connected therewith, a check valve connected with the pipe, a globe valve connected with said check valve "in carried on the exterior of said boat hulland into which the last mentioned pipe leads, and skags extending of said nozzle to a point aft thereof.

5. In a device ofthe character described, a

check valve comprising a casing, a bushing at each end of said cas1ng,r1ngs mounted in said casing and fitting against said bushcombination with a boat hull, 'apipe leading 3 through said boat hull, a semi-conical. nozzle from a point forward ings, a nozzle in one end portion of said 0215- ing'passing through an opening for'med 'in one of said rings and having its end portion formed into a flange clamped betweenthe rin and bushin rods connectin said rin a r r and holding said rings in engagement with saidbushings, a sup orting plate mounted in said casing beneat said nozzle :and rig idly secured to certain of said rods, and a i float mounted in said casing between'said nozzle and plate and normally res-ting upon said plate and 'slidably connected with certain of said rods whereby said float ma be guided into engagement with said nozz e. In testimony whereofI hereunto a'flix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

" EUGENE LANGLEY. Witnesses? B. SMr'rin Washington, 03," v

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